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PEOPLE v. PHELPS

No. 1-89-0576.

197 Ill. App.3d 954 (1990)

557 N.E.2d 235

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIE E. PHELPS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (6th Division).

Rehearing denied June 5, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Hubert & Associates, of Chicago (Donald Hubert, of counsel), for appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Gael O'Brien, and Maria McCarthy, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant, Willie Phelps, was found guilty of attempted murder and aggravated battery. The trial court sentenced defendant to a 10-year term of imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for a continuance to obtain new counsel.

On October 21, 1987, defendant was arrested for the September 26,...

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